A research project led by chemists at the University of Warwick first used ultrahigh resolution scanning tunnelling microscopy to see the exact location of atoms and bonds within a molecule, and ...

Using an ultra-thin and sharp needle tipped with a single carbon monoxide molecule frozen to minus 266 degrees centigrade, researchers from the University of Warwick and Cardiff identified and ...

Molecular Chains Line Up To Form Protopolymer Date: December 16, 2004 Source: Penn State / Eberly College Of Science Summary: A new chemical state, designated a "protopolymer," has been observed ...

The team first used their STM to locate a methylaminocarbyne (CNHCH 3) molecule that was fixed to a platinum surface. Then they turned up the voltage, increasing the flow of electrons.

They also have molecular snippers - enzyme catalysts - that cut the grass on to which they're clasped. So, while the other legs remain fixed, the newly free one waves around until it finds a new ...